Deputy chair of Turkey's AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis
- Former Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya resigned from her current role as AK Party Deputy Chair early Sunday to allow an independent investigation into allegations surrounding a public fund controversy.
- The resignation follows opposition allegations from the New Party claiming Kaya and her husband traded tens of millions of liras in shipbuilding shares that recently surged in value during a market liquidity crisis.
- The Capital Markets Board filed criminal complaints and imposed trading bans against 11 individuals linked to market transactions, though neither Kaya nor her husband was explicitly named in the formal regulatory complaints.
- Kaya stated on social media that she asked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to relieve her of party duties so the claims could be thoroughly clarified "without leaving any room for doubt".
- The political fallout comes as Turkish prosecutors and financial crimes investigators execute provincial asset freezes and broader probes into $20 billion in liquidated investment funds.
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Turkey’s ruling-party deputy chair steps down after share trading allegations – WTOP News
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s ruling party accepted the resignation of a deputy chair on Sunday after she was accused of selling shares worth tens of millions of dollars shortly before a stock market crisis. Turkish stocks plunged Sept. 16 amid suspected share-price manipulation involving several investment funds. Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, deputy chairwoman of President...
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Madison CourierTurkey's ruling-party deputy chair steps down after share trading allegations
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s ruling party accepted the resignation of a deputy chair on Sunday after she was accused of selling shares worth tens of millions of dollars shortly before a stock market crisis.
The Yeni party, which leads the opposition, had accused the former Minister for Social Affairs (2016-2018) of having profited close to 23 million euros with the sale of Özata shares, bought in April for 1.2 million euros.
Breaking news... AKP President Erdoğan has accepted the "request for forgiveness" from AKP member Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who submitted her resignation the previous evening. The development was announced by AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik.
Deputy chair of Turkey’s AK Party resigns after trading allegation amid funds crisis
ANKARA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds crisis triggered a major selloff on the country's ...
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